A review reports that IVR serious-game training gave better airplane-evacuation spatial knowledge than safety cards in one study, and that in a separate spacecraft-evacuation study the body orientation used in training shaped which spatial skills were learned¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · checked against its sources 2026-10-29 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In airplane-evacuation training (Burigat & Chittaro, 2016, as the review reports it), participants trained by an IVR SG obtained better spatial knowledge than those trained by safety cards. → Zhenan Feng 2018 q2 i? In a separate spacecraft-evacuation study (Aoki et al., 2007), the body orientation used during IVR training shaped what was learned: local training enabled landmark and route learning, while station training improved sense of direction and low-visibility performance. It made no comparison with safety cards. → Zhenan Feng 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

Zhenan Feng 2018¶

Zhenan Feng, Vicente A. González, Robert Amor, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Guillermo Cabrera-Guerrero. (2018). Immersive Virtual Reality Serious Games for Evacuation Training and Research: A Systematic Literature Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2018.09.002

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The review reports Burigat and Chittaro (2016), whose learning goal was spatial knowledge for effective airplane evacuation, assessed with paper-based map marking of exits and seats plus recorded evacuation time. No effect size is printed.

"Results showed that participants trained by IVR SG obtained better spatial knowledge than those trained by safety cards."

Zhenan Feng 2018 (2)¶

Zhenan Feng, Vicente A. González, Robert Amor, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Guillermo Cabrera-Guerrero. (2018). Immersive Virtual Reality Serious Games for Evacuation Training and Research: A Systematic Literature Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2018.09.002

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The review reports Aoki et al. (2007), who investigated spatial skills influenced by relative body orientation during IVR training in a spacecraft evacuation, recording evacuation time, numbers of turns and errors. No effect size is printed.

"Results showed that local training (visually upright relative to the “ local” module) enabled landmark and route learning, while station training (constant orientation irrespective of local visual vertical) improved sense of direction and performance in low visibility."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• IVR serious games produce better evacuation knowledge retention and transfer than traditional training approaches — related
• IVR serious games validate evacuation facility designs, with participants preferring green and white flashing exit-portal lights — related
• Increased perceptual fidelity fails to reliably improve serious game learning outcomes (the fidelity fallacy) — related
• Learners' spatial ability moderates whether realistic visualizations help or hinder learning — related
• The review reports that students learning with serious games often perform better on content knowledge assessments than those in traditional settings — a broader claim this one bears on